com.lowagie.text.pdf.parser
Class PdfContentReaderTool

java.lang.Object
  com.lowagie.text.pdf.parser.PdfContentReaderTool

public class PdfContentReaderTool
extends Object

Tool that parses the content of a PDF document.

Since:

2.1.4

Constructor Summary

PdfContentReaderTool()

Method Summary

static String	getDictionaryDetail(PdfDictionary dic) Shows the detail of a dictionary.
static String	getDictionaryDetail(PdfDictionary dic, int depth) Shows the detail of a dictionary.
static void	listContentStream(File pdfFile) Writes information about each page in a PDF file to the System.out.
static void	main(String[] args) Writes information about each page in a PDF file to the System.out.

Methods inherited from class java.lang.Object

clone, equals, finalize, getClass, hashCode, notify, notifyAll, toString, wait, wait, wait

Constructor Detail

PdfContentReaderTool

public PdfContentReaderTool()

Method Detail

getDictionaryDetail

public static String getDictionaryDetail(PdfDictionary dic)

Shows the detail of a dictionary. This is similar to the PdfLister functionality.

Parameters:

dic - the dictionary of which you want the detail

Returns:

a String representation of the dictionary

getDictionaryDetail

public static String getDictionaryDetail(PdfDictionary dic,
                                         int depth)

Shows the detail of a dictionary.

Parameters:

dic - the dictionary of which you want the detail

depth - the depth of the current dictionary (for nested dictionaries)

Returns:

a String representation of the dictionary

listContentStream

public static void listContentStream(File pdfFile)
                              throws IOException

Writes information about each page in a PDF file to the System.out.

Parameters:

pdfFile - a File instance referring to a PDF file

Throws:

IOException

main

public static void main(String[] args)
                 throws Exception

Writes information about each page in a PDF file to the System.out.

Parameters:

args -

Throws:

Exception